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Q&A - What are the main aims of promotion?

Jim Riley

2nd January 2011

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Promotional activities have a variety of aims:

For example, promotion aims to:

- Inform current and potential customers about the existence of products

- Explain the potential benefits of using the product

- Persuade customers to buy the product

- Help differentiate a product from the competition

- Develop and sustain a brand

- Reassure customers that they have made the right choice

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.